Mastering Music (with Dallas Taylor of Twenty Thousand Hertz)

EPISODE 134

Dallas Taylor, host of the stellar sound design series Twenty Thousand Hertz, stops by to fill Nate in on the science and style of mastering: the subtle art that explains why Metallica had to re-release a controversial album, Kanye sounds so crisp, and why the best pop really pops.

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SONGS DISCUSSED

Lizzo – Juice

Kanye West – Heartless

Led Zeppelin – Stairway to heaven

Pink Floyd – Money

Daft Punk – Get Lucky

Metallica – The Day That Never Comes

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper

The Beatles – Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds